Surveillance City: The War on Drugs in Urban Neighborhoods

The 2014 Nathan Levin Lecturer, Alice Goffman, assistant professor of sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, spent six years documenting the complex web of warrants and surveillance in Philadelphia which leads to long-term damage to working class and low-income communities. Goffman will be in conversation with Jeff Smith, assistant professor of politics and advocacy, Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, The New School, and Jamelle Bouie, politics, policy, and race reporter, Slate. Presented by the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School.